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On The Pennsylvania Road: Hurricane Agnes then and now

As we mark 50 years, we can understand how Agnes isn't just a story of devastation; it's one of recovery.

LUZERNE COUNTY, Pa. — On this night 50 years ago, frantic evacuations were underway in the Wyoming Valley. The remnants of Hurricane Agnes had the Susquehanna River surging. Jon Meyer took The Pennsylvania Road to the Wilkes-Barre area to look back on those devastating days in June of 1972.

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